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Warrior Woman

By: Marion Zimmer Bradley
Narrated by: Christa Lewis
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Summary

This is not a typical Marion Zimmer Bradley novel. This book is the result of a bet between Marion and Don Wollheim, her editor for the Darkover novels at DAW Books. In addition, it's her response to the Gor novels - where men were men and women were slaves - that were also being published by DAW Books. Yes, this book does start out with a heroine who has been captured and is being sold as a slave, who has amnesia and remembers nothing of her life before the trip across the desert with the slavers - and, due to a head injury, remembers mercifully little of that. But she does know that she would rather fight in the arena than be a harlot for the men who do, and that choice changes the rest of the book. In a Gor-style novel the woman would become less her own person, eventually learning to be a contented and obedient slave. In this book, even while the heroine, called Zadieyek of Gyre, remains a slave, she is something quite different from the typical "slave girl" - she grows and develops, always searching for her memory and her past, convinced that this is not how her life is supposed to be. And, of course, she's right.
©1985-2069 Marion Zimmer Bradley (P)2014 Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust
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Plot: Great, Conclusion: Slightly off

I loved this book for its very intriguing plot and well-written characters. The protagonist, her thoughts and feelings, really come to life and it's one of those books you don't want stop reading.
The conclusion was a little odd, I'll say that much. Not in the sense of it being disappointing or ill-fitting, but rather a "I really didn't expect that".

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